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Commode with three drawers, with marquetry decoration including a medallion with a vase, ram's heads and festoons
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Commode decorated with marquetry in satinwood, ebony, walnut, coromandel and green-stained maple on an oak core. The corner posts have gilded bronze mounts. The marquetry shows a pattern running across both drawers. In the center, a medallion containing a vase with ram's heads and festoons. The top rail is decorated with hexagonal fields and rosettes. The projecting central section, hanging from the bottom rail, carries a copper ornament. The top is of grey marble (see BK-NM-15-A).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineCommode met drie laden, met marketerieversiering waaronder een medaillon met vaas, ramskoppen en festoenen. 1775 - 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.